Rumpole is always fun. This one is extra fun as it has some chapters of Hilda Rumpole's memoirs, and more Hilda is an excellent thing. Sometimes, Mortimer's crusty old man attitudes, the attractive young woman, in this case Mrs Tiffany Khan nee Timson, the generally male accused who doesn't know what's best to ensure his ongoing freedom, sometimes these things twinge but then Rumpole books are like many genres: delightful because so much is familiar.